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PL/2864/26 - Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Details pursuant to Condition 3 (Cycles & Disabled Access & Swept Path Analysis); Condition 4 (Cycles & Disabled Access & Swept Path Analysis) and Condition 5 (S106 Agreement) attached to planning permission PL/1359/25/PRIOR dated 16.1.2026 dated 16.1.2026 for Change of use of offices (Class E) to 10 flats (ClassC3) on ground and first floors; (Prior Approval Of Transport & Highways Impacts Of The Development, Contamination Risks And Flooding Risks On The Site, and Impacts Of Noise From Commercial Premises On The Intended Occupiers Of The Development and provision of natural light in all habitable rooms) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 24 Dec 2026.

Site constraints 5

Air quality management area: Harrow AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Harrow
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Harrow built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Harrow
Application type
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition
Received
29 Oct 2026
Validated
29 Oct 2026
Ward
Greenhill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Dec 2026
Decision level
Schedule 1 - Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Keen Partnership

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Dec 2026
Harrow
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#153 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Harrow ranks #115 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Harrow is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harrow decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #273 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #261 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #115 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #77 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
133 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
38%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,330
Total decisions
298 refused in the year to March 2026